Cory Barron's body found in Lorain County Landfill in container shipped from Cleveland

Lorain County Sheriff's Deputies were called to the Republic Waste Services landfill, 43650 Oberlin Elyria Road, when a worker reported finding a deceased male in a trash container July 22. Authorities confirmed the body is that of 22-year-old Cory Barron who was reported missing Friday from the Cleveland area.

OBERLIN — Lorain County Sheriff’s Capt. Jim Drozdowski confirmed a body found at the Lorain County Landfill in Oberlin on July 22 is that of Cory Barron, the 22-year-old Fremont man who went missing July 18 during a concert at Progressive Field in Cleveland.

A source inside the landfill told a Morning Journal reporter that the body was found inside a container that was shipped in by truck from downtown Cleveland about 1 p.m. July 22. The container is a commercial container that arrives daily from the downtown Cleveland area.

Trash is compacted wherever the container is stationed, then it is hauled to the landfill where it is dozed away by a bulldozer operator, according to the source.

Drozdowski said they received a call at 12:55 p.m. after a Lorain County Landfill worker found the body. Drozdowski could not confirm the canister the body was found in came from Progressive Field, but did say it came from the area around the stadium.

The Cleveland Indians also issued a statement regarding Barron’s death.

“The Cleveland Indians are saddened by the news of Cory Barron’s untimely death and wish to extend their sincere condolences to the Barron family and friends,” the statement read. “We are cooperating with the authorities in their investigation and do not have additional comment at this time.”

Drozdowski said an autopsy is scheduled with the Lorain County coroner July 23 to determine the cause of death.